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| <p>All these peg positions are on the track centre-lines, with the exception of <strong><em>peg on FP</em></strong> | |
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| and <strong><em>peg on TORG</em></strong>. (The <strong><em>peg on user position</em></strong> will | |
| usually be on a track centre-line.)</p> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">the following<br> | |
| <font color="#0000ff"><strong><kbd>CTRL+NUMBER</kbd></strong></font><br> | |
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| shortcuts use<br> | |
| the number<br> | |
| keys on the<br> | |
| <strong>main</strong> keyboard :</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>peg positions :</strong></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle"><strong>details :</strong></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-0</strong></kbd><br> | |
| (zero)</font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">reset<br> | |
| peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>datum</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Resets the fixing peg on the datum rail-end position, from which all | |
| template dimensions are calculated. | |
| <p> | |
| For a turnout template with <strong><em>approach track</em></strong>, the datum position | |
| is at the <u>outer</u> end of the approach track.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-1</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>rail-joint</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the toe stock-rail joint for turnouts, or the | |
| joint end for plain track. | |
| <p> | |
| The stock-rail joint is normally located two plain sleeper spacings in front | |
| of the switch toe (blade tips). On some pre-group prototype companies only | |
| one sleeper is used, and on others these are wide timbers instead of | |
| plain sleepers. (These spacings can be set as part of a<strong><em>custom</em></strong> switch.)</p> | |
| <p> | |
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| For a turnout template with <strong><em>approach track</em></strong>, the rail-joint | |
| position is at the <u>inner</u> end of the approach track.</p> | |
| <p> | |
| For a plain track template, the <strong><em>rail-joint</em></strong> position is at the | |
| opposite end of the template to the <strong><em>datum</em></strong> position, and all | |
| rail lengths and sleeper spacings originate from this end. For more | |
| information see the <a href="#snap_lengths">snap length</a> functions.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-2</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the switch Toe-Point (switch blade tips). Repeatedly | |
| selecting <strong><em>peg on TP</em></strong> toggles the peg alignment between the main | |
| road and the turnout road.</td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>end of planing</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg in the turnout road at the end of the switch blade | |
| planing. For <strong><em>semi-curved</em></strong> switches (e.g. <strong>REA</strong> switches) | |
| this position marks the commencement of the <strong><em>switch radius</em></strong>, | |
| and is marked across between the rails. | |
| <p> | |
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| This peg position can be used when creating special-purpose custom switches.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>switch heel</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg in the turnout road at the heel of the switch. This | |
| position marks the commencement of the <strong><em>turnout radius</em></strong>, and | |
| is marked across between the rails. | |
| <p> | |
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| This peg position can be used with custom switches and for catch points.</p> | |
| <p> | |
| (This <strong><em>switch heel</em></strong> position may not correspond to the | |
| joints in the switch rails. See also the<font color="#0000ff"><strong>track > snap lengths > turnout > snap to | |
| catch points</strong></font> menu item, which <u>does</u> correspond to the joint | |
| in the switch stock rails.)</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-3</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>DP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Deflection-Point (track centre-line intersection). | |
| Repeatedly selecting <strong><em>peg on DP</em></strong> toggles the peg alignment between | |
| the main road and the turnout road.</td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>CESP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg in the turnout road at the Crossing Entry Straight | |
| Point. This position marks the end of the <strong><em>turnout radius</em></strong>, | |
| and is marked across between the rails. | |
| <p> | |
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| This peg position is only available for turnouts with<strong><em>regular</em></strong> or <strong><em>parallel</em></strong> types of V-crossing.</p> | |
| <p> | |
| For <strong><em>curved</em></strong> and <strong><em>generic</em></strong> types of V-crossing, use<strong><em>peg on TCP</em></strong> instead (see below).</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-4</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>FP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Fine-Point of a V-crossing (the rail gauge-face | |
| intersection point). Repeatedly selecting <strong><em>peg on FP</em></strong> toggles | |
| the peg alignment between the main road and the turnout road. | |
| <p> | |
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| The fine-point is a little way in front of the actual nose of the vee, which | |
| is blunted off to a width of 3/4" (scale) on bullhead track.</p> | |
| <p><img alt="" src="red_pointer.gif" height="16" width="16"> <font color="MAROON"><em>Do | |
| not confuse this Fine-Point at the gauge-face intersection with the term | |
| "frog point". This means the location of the blunt nose of the vee and is | |
| also sometimes abbreviated to FP, for example in North America (where the | |
| nose is usually blunted to 1/2" width).</em></font></p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TCP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Turnout-side Crossing Point. This position | |
| is on the turnout road centre-line in line with the fine-point. | |
| <p> | |
| For a <strong><em>generic</em></strong> type of V-crossing, this position marks the end | |
| of the <strong><em>turnout radius</em></strong>, and is marked across between the rails.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-5</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TXP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Turnout-side crossover mid-point. This peg | |
| position is determined by the current turnout-side adjacent track | |
| centre-to-centre dimension (<font color="#0000ff"><strong>geometry > adjacent | |
| centres...</strong></font> menu item). | |
| <p> | |
| This peg position is used when forming crossovers between running lines.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-6</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TVJP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Turnout-side Vee Joint Position (vee splice-rail | |
| end). | |
| <p> | |
| This is the position normally used when adding further templates to the turnout | |
| road. See also the <a href="#snap_lengths">snap length</a> functions.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TRP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Turnout-side Return Point. This position is | |
| only available for a <strong><em>parallel</em></strong> type of crossing, and is on the | |
| turnout road centre-line at the end of the <a href="mintut1a.htm" target="_top">return | |
| curve</a>. | |
| <p> | |
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| This position marks the end of the <strong><em>return curve radius</em></strong>, and | |
| is marked across between the rails.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>MCP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Main-side Crossing Point. This position is | |
| on the main road centre-line in line with the fine-point.</td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-7</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>MXP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Main-side crossover mid-point. This peg position | |
| is determined by the current main-side adjacent track centre-to-centre dimension | |
| (<font color="#0000ff"><strong>geometry > adjacent centres...</strong></font> menu | |
| item). | |
| <p> | |
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| This peg position is used to maintain a running clearance over the turnout | |
| roads when turnouts are placed back to back in the main road.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-8</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>MVJP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Main-side Vee Joint Position (vee point-rail | |
| end). | |
| <p> | |
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| This is the position normally used when adding further templates to the main | |
| road. See also the <a href="#snap_lengths">snap length</a> functions.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>MRP</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Main-side Return Point. This position is only | |
| available for a <strong><em>parallel</em></strong> type of crossing, and is on the main | |
| road centre-line opposite the end of the <a href="mintut1a.htm" target="_top">return | |
| curve</a>.</td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>mid-length</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at exactly halfway along the overall length of the | |
| template. This position is intended mainly for use with plain track on turntable | |
| decks.</td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle"><font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-9</strong></kbd></font></td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>length</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the end of the template length. | |
| <p> | |
| For a turnout, this position may be anywhere within the turnout, according | |
| to the current <strong><em>overall length</em></strong> setting | |
| (<font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>F4</strong></kbd></font> mouse action).</p> | |
| <p> | |
| For a turnout template with <strong><em>exit track</em></strong>, the<strong><em>length</em></strong> position is at the <u>outer</u> end of the exit track.</p> | |
| <p> | |
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| If the turnout is set to <strong><em>length free</em></strong>, the overall length will | |
| be two exit sleepers beyond the<font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-8</strong></kbd></font><strong><em>MVJP</em></strong> position (see above).</p> | |
| <p> | |
| For plain track, this <strong><em>length</em></strong> position is the same as the<font color="#0000ff"><kbd><strong>CTRL-1</strong></kbd></font><strong><em>rail-joint</em></strong> position. See also the <a href="#snap_lengths">snap | |
| length</a> functions.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on <strong><em>TORG</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the Turnout radius Origin (radial centre). This | |
| peg position is only available for <strong><em>straight</em></strong> turnouts having | |
| a <strong><em>curved</em></strong> type of crossing. | |
| <p> | |
| This peg position is used with the<font color="#0000ff"><strong><kbd>F8</kbd></strong></font><strong><em>rotate</em></strong> mouse action, to swing a template around the radial | |
| centre of the turnout road.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>transition start</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the start of the transition zone. This peg position | |
| is only available for templates which include a<a href="#transition">transition curve</a>. | |
| <p> | |
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| This peg position is often used with the<font color="#0000ff"><strong><kbd>F6</kbd></strong></font><strong><em>curving</em></strong> mouse action, or when adjusting the transition settings.</p> | |
| <p> | |
| It can also be used with the <font color="#0000ff"><strong>tools > make split | |
| > make split at peg</strong></font> function, to divide a transition curve | |
| template into separate templates for the 1st radius section and the transition | |
| sections.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>transition length</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the end of the transition zone. This peg position | |
| is only available for templates which include a<a href="#transition">transition curve</a>. | |
| <p> | |
| |
| This peg position is often used with the<font color="#0000ff"><strong><kbd>F6</kbd></strong></font><strong><em>curving</em></strong> mouse action, or when adjusting the transition settings.</p> | |
| <p> | |
| It can also be used with the <font color="#0000ff"><strong>tools > make split | |
| > make split at peg</strong></font> function, to divide a transition curve | |
| template into separate templates for the 2nd radius section and the transition | |
| sections.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>adjacent track TS</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the datum position on the Turnout Side adjacent | |
| track centre-line. | |
| <p> | |
| This peg position is determined by the current turnout-side adjacent track | |
| centre-to-centre dimension (<font color="#0000ff"><strong>geometry > adjacent | |
| centres...</strong></font> menu item).</p> | |
| <p> | |
| |
| This peg position is useful when working with double track.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>adjacent track MS</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at the datum position on the Main Side adjacent track | |
| centre-line. | |
| <p> | |
| |
| This peg position is determined by the current main-side adjacent track | |
| centre-to-centre dimension (<font color="#0000ff"><strong>geometry > adjacent | |
| centres...</strong></font> menu item).</p> | |
| <p> | |
| This peg position is useful when working with sidings and loops alongside | |
| a running line.</p></td></tr> | |
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| <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td> | |
| <td align="center" valign="middle">peg on<br> | |
| <strong><em>user position</em></strong></td> | |
| <td>Sets the fixing peg at your own user-defined pre-set position. | |
| <p> | |
| To set this position for subsequent use, move the peg to the required position | |
| (<strong><font color="#0000ff"><kbd>CTRL-F8</kbd></font> <em>move | |
| peg</em></strong> mouse action) and then click the <font color="#0000ff"><strong>adjust | |
| > set peg options > set user position at peg</strong></font> menu item.</p></td></tr> | |
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